Maithili
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मैथिली · Devanagari (historically Tirhuta / Mithilakshar) script · Indo-Aryan family
मैथिली
| Script | Devanagari (historically Tirhuta / Mithilakshar) |
|---|---|
| Family | Indo-Aryan |
| Speakers (Census 2011) | 1,35,83,464 (1.12%) |
| In Eighth Schedule since | 2003 · 92nd Amendment, 2003 |
| Classical since | — |
| Official in | Spoken mainly in Bihar; a second official language of Jharkhand |
| Greeting | प्रणाम (praṇām) |